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Jan 5, 2022 2:32 AM

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Lmao.
Jan 5, 2022 2:33 AM

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Thank you for this wonderful event! ❤️ It was my first time participating and I had fun! You all did a great job, I can only imagine how stressful it was to organize everything, while dealing with all the deadlines and Naughty Santas too!

Now I would like to thank my awesome Secret Santa @Haptism93
I don't know how you did it but your recommendations were right up my alley! You even went the extra mile and found 2 titles that weren't on my "Plan to Watch" list when you didn't have to! 😆

I only had time to read a few chapters of Deep Love: Ayu no Monogatari but I just know I will end up giving it a 9 or even a 10 because I love it a lot. And I'm sure I will love Kodomo no Omocha also, judging from your recommendation! Thank you so much! Happy 2022! ❤️
Jan 5, 2022 2:36 AM

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thanks for the event, and better luck next time @near1267
Jan 5, 2022 2:39 AM
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The event was very fun. I am glad I participated and will for sure participate next year as well. Also thank you for the recommandation, I really enjoyed it!!❤
Jan 5, 2022 2:39 AM
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The event was very fun. I am glad I participated and will for sure participate next year as well. Also thank you for the recommandation, I really enjoyed it!!❤
Jan 5, 2022 2:42 AM

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ShaggyZE said:
Thanks, elves I also had a lot of fun.
though my elves "quality check and improve gifts" could have been slightly better, the funny thing is my secret santa contacted me in secret on discord just to ask what I was expecting even though he could have just thoroughly read the post, but failed to notice I had already completed the first recommendation.

Elf note: This elf notices that you've already seen Hataraku Maou-sama! (and given it an 8)! However, your Santa did a great job writing this recommendation, so this elf couldn't bear to take it off the sleigh! This elf thinks you'll like your Santa's second recommendation, though!
and I do agree it was very well written and mistakes happen, however, the second recommendation is a mecha which was on my post of dislikes so again not great at improving gifts, but...

I admit 86 is better than I thought it would be, and even though I had heard of it before and just didn't have the motivation to watch it due to it being a mecha, I ended up binge-watching it and scoring it an 8, so thank you @syntack for the recommendation!


Sorry for not noticing you had already seen the first recommendation, but glad to see you enjoyed 86 despite that. I am also not a mecha fan myself but found myself really enjoying the series/wouldn't really consider it a mecha series, so it felt fitting. Not sure what you mean by contacting you secretly via Discord as I never contacted anybody during this/seems like some sort of misunderstanding idk. Glad you enjoyed the gift though!
syntackJan 5, 2022 2:54 AM
Candies:



Bonus Candies:
Jan 5, 2022 2:42 AM
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Well this was really fun to do 😁. I maybe be coming back next year
Jan 5, 2022 2:46 AM

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Thank you @Lopika for the recommendations. Hana to Alice: Satsujin Jiken, even though it is a movie, seems to be very interesting to me.
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Jan 5, 2022 2:47 AM

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Poorbl4 said:
thanks for the event, and better luck next time @near1267
Ahahahah mf
thnx for the event
Jan 5, 2022 2:52 AM

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huge thanks to all the elves for having to deal with SO MANY GIFTS and all the people constantly asking on discord when they're going to get them. you're all amazing!!

@BlackRose_1210 @ImperfectBlue thank you for the gift! not gonna lie i was a little unsure whether i'll enjoy it but it ended up really fun and cute (and matched perfectly to what i asked for eheh) loved the office setting, and loved sakurai and kazama EVEN MORE. they were reallyyy adorable i had a lot of fun watching anytime they were on screen!!
happy (a little late) new year everyone

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Jan 5, 2022 2:58 AM

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syntack said:
Sorry for not noticing you had already seen the first recommendation, but glad to see you enjoyed 86 despite that. I am also not a mecha fan myself but found myself really enjoying the series so it felt like one of those few exceptions. Not sure what you mean by contacting you secretly via Discord as I never contacted anybody during this/seems like some sort of misunderstanding idk. Glad you enjoyed the gift though!

No worries the first recommendation is a good Isekai and I've seen so many that it would probably be hard to find good ones I haven't seen anyway and I agree 86 doesn't really focus on the Mecha theme so it is an exception.
the person who contacted me was most likely my first secret santa and probably didn't pass the quality check, suppose only the elves know the answer to that.

ShaggyZEJan 5, 2022 3:06 AM
Jan 5, 2022 2:59 AM

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This was my first time participating, but I'm so glad I did. I had fun time doing research for my gift and of course I was so happy to recieve one - but together I recieved 4 recommendations, thank you very much.

I want to thank @Azirith for manga recommendation, I already started to read it. I was a little bit frustrated with the artstyle, but the story somehow grow on me and I kept reading. I am not many chapters in, but I so far like the MC and the story premise. Thank you!

And I want to thank @ferrepls for anime recommendations, it made my day. Not because of you recommended 3, but how you recommended them, I immediately wanted to watch every single one of them. However, I didn't watch any of them yet, because I am waiting for 2022 Anime challenge to put them somewhere.. But I'm looking forward to watch them. Thank you!
Jan 5, 2022 3:00 AM

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Daisuki said:
You're welcome and I'm great to hear you enjoyed the recommendation, @IrrelevantGuy!

Yes, all your recommendations seem really nice, especially Cardcaptor Sakura. I'm thinking of reading it this week. I will share my thoughts on the manga after I finish it!

Clamp's artstyle is absolutely breathtaking by the way. I fell in love with Kobato as soon as I saw her design.
Jan 5, 2022 3:00 AM
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Glad i could participate, thanks elves for their hard work! Happy new year!
Jan 5, 2022 3:02 AM

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Fun Secret Santa for this year, I got 1 anime and I'm gonna add to my PTW list. This will be great
Jan 5, 2022 3:19 AM

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Huge thank you to my awesome Secret Santas @Barrycade and @awarii <3 I will send you a proper message on your profile : )
It was my second time participing in this event and It was so much fun. I look forward to next Secret Santa event.
Also big thank you to the Elves for their hard work. Great job!
Jan 5, 2022 3:20 AM
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I can't thank all elves enough for their hard work and time, running this event must be mentally exhausting. A big hug is in order I believe!
Jan 5, 2022 3:24 AM

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@amalshaji thanks for recommending me "The promised neverland", I watched the first season and enjoyed it a lot~ Currently reading the manga. I'm looking forward to starting Ousama Ranking too.
A big thanks to the hard working elves who made this event possible and especially for the one who added up to the recommendation I got and pushed me to watch it ^^


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Jan 5, 2022 3:27 AM

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Awesome work santas and elves!! What a fun event to participate in :D

Jan 5, 2022 3:29 AM

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Thanks for the event, you guys have done a great work !

Congratz to the elves ;p

Jan 5, 2022 3:36 AM

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Event was fun experience. Thanks for the hard work elf. And @cesars thanks for the gift.
Jan 5, 2022 3:52 AM
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i liked the event :} looking forward to do it again next year!
Jan 5, 2022 3:54 AM

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Thank you very much for your suggestions @DreadWeaper

I decided to go with Ao Haru Ride, as I was really in the mood for some romance. 4 episodes in and I really like it so far, as the characters are definitely interesting.
Jan 5, 2022 3:55 AM

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First of all thanks a lot to all the elves for their hard work, seeing the number of participants, I can imagine how much work it must've been, truly appreciate it.

I've been participating since last year, and It's always a pleasure to get some quality recommendations, will definitely participate next year as well.

And last but not the least, a big thank you to all three of my secret santas, @deedash, @tingy and @Skoord_ thanks for making the holidays extra fun for me.
Jan 5, 2022 3:55 AM

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Well I like my gift.
Thx Santa.

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Jan 5, 2022 4:04 AM

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Thanks for the event, if I had elf next to my nickname does that mean you didn't receive my present?


Jan 5, 2022 4:06 AM
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Poorbl4 said:
thanks for the event, and better luck next time @near1267

♥♥♥!


Jan 5, 2022 4:11 AM

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I had a lot of fun with the dynamics, and the gifts I received were very good 10/10.
I'm in for MALentine's or Easter~.

I am very grateful to @Alphyx for his good recommendations.
Jan 5, 2022 4:14 AM

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Ahaha I didn't realize that the list came off as being too specific, I was just listing things off the top of my mind. Nevertheless, thank you so much @Xeltol for the recs!!!
Grand Blue was entirely off my radar, and it looks pretty interesting! And I'll definitely be watching the other two during winter break: Bloom into You has been wandering in the back of my mind for a while, and K-on... well, it's music and KyoAni, that is enough to convince me.

(I was 90% sure someone is gonna rec ToniKawa to me hahaha. One of the reasons why I set the year limit to before 2020)
Jan 5, 2022 4:16 AM

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Lizardstep said:
Ahaha I didn't realize that the list came off as being too specific, I was just listing things off the top of my mind. Nevertheless, thank you so much @Xeltol for the recs!!!
Grand Blue was entirely off my radar, and it looks pretty interesting! And I'll definitely be watching the other two during winter break: Bloom into You has been wandering in the back of my mind for a while, and K-on... well, it's music and KyoAni, that is enough to convince me.

(I was 90% sure someone is gonna rec ToniKawa to me hahaha. One of the reasons why I set the year limit to before 2020)
Haha so that’s why you set it to that.

Also yeah it was pretty specific, I even told my fellow friends on Discord that you’re giving me a hard time for the recs lol but nonetheless I hope u enjoy my recs hehe



I hope no one I know irl sees my secret account~

Anyways, do I look cute in this outfit?~

Jan 5, 2022 4:23 AM

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@busuko @ani_mag @Annie_Law
I'll drop you guys a comment each later, but for now, I just wanted to tell you a big thanks. ❤
Jan 5, 2022 4:41 AM
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this was really fun!
Jan 5, 2022 4:42 AM

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It's pretty fun that I have someone from admin/mod list second year in a row huh. (Kimeta I miss you)

I hope you'll watch smth, @Skittles <3
Jan 5, 2022 4:44 AM
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Thanks for the event as always, looking forward to join again in 2022 :D

Now to wait eggcitedly for the Easter event.

Jan 5, 2022 4:48 AM

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The event was great as always. I look forward to it every year.

I want to thank @beeped5 for the recommendation. My Next Life as a Villainness has been enjoyable so far. I watched the first season and I'll be starting the second season soon.
Jan 5, 2022 4:57 AM

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Thanks all the elves for the hard work this year. And thank you to @Marimo for a wonderful present i greatly enjoyed it
Candies :

Bonus cupcakes:
Jan 5, 2022 4:59 AM

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Thanks for all the hard work!

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Jan 5, 2022 5:03 AM
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thank you to both the elves and fellow santas for making this event possible! very much appreciated and respected! <3

and thanks a lot to @UhOhSPAGET for the beautiful forum sets~! i'll be sure to use them after my current set! i see you're a fellow idol enthusiast as well :eyes:
Jan 5, 2022 5:21 AM

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First of all, let me say a huge thank you to the Elves. I can't believe how much work you had to do for everyone here :O And you even made sure everyone's recommendations were good! And filled them out when they weren't? Wow. Just damn. You are all amazing and I sincerely thank all of you from the bottom of my heart

I already thanked my santa for the rec soooo here's my feedback of the event:

It was amazing. I love the idea and adore the execution. I'm definitely coming back next year. No complaints whatsoever.

You guys are awesome. Just awesome. Have a great day!

Jan 5, 2022 5:50 AM

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A huge thanks to all the Elves for their hard work. Accidentally set myself up for an Elf gift instead of my usual choice, so I do I feel like I missed a bit of the experience but there’s (hopefully) always a next time. Thank you for making MAL a fun place to be.
Jan 5, 2022 6:15 AM

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Thank to all elves for this awesome event. It must be lot of works that you guy are voluntary doing it. Definitely will participate again next year :D

@CDNJ Thank you a lot too for recommendation. That was so damn good anime! One of the best comedy anime I ever see so far. Never thought I will have that big laugh during this lonely New Year.
Jan 5, 2022 6:16 AM

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I had a lot of fun in this event! I got some great recommendations too!
You will certainly see me next year ;)
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Jan 5, 2022 6:17 AM

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@Bunille heyy, thank you for the gift, i really like it!


Jan 5, 2022 6:20 AM

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Thanks to all the elves for the fun event. I will definitely join next year.
And thanks to @Edwinii now i have a profile pic o(^▽^)o
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Jan 5, 2022 6:24 AM

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Thank you very much everyone, i know it is very difficult to organize this type of event manually. It was the first time in 2 years that I participated in something on this site, I will definitely participate in the next ones! ^^
Jan 5, 2022 6:25 AM
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Loved the event! Thank you for all the hard work!

& thank you to @Jepun for the recommendations! I watched both, and actually bought some copies of the Girls Last Tour manga the other day since I really liked the anime 😄
Jan 5, 2022 6:27 AM
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I hope all my recipients enjoy Akudama Drive :D

Thank you all for participating and making this event awesome for all parties!
Thank you to my Santas (@z1r0nes1x @CPM23 @ArtiSquared ) for putting in the effort to make me some awesome gifts!
Thank you @Kineta for entrusting me and @Cesars with the duties of Elf-chama!
Thank you for the other Chama Elves that helped putting in the work for all the chama Santas!
Thank you to the other team leaders that had to fix all the stuff I broke xD
Thank you to all the elves, I love you all :3 I hope I didn't annoy you to much with my bad jokes :)


To all my recipients, I really hope you enjoy my recs (or IMG gifts), and I would love to hear from you what you think about the shows (or images).


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Thank you all for this event! I hope to see it in the next Christmas.
Jan 5, 2022 6:45 AM
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I had a great time doing the secret Santa rec again this year, I've been participating since 2016. I also did the manga rec this year for the first time. I got some great recommendations from @Sparkheart and @Kobeanie for anime and manga!! I plan to give some feed back to each on their profiles later. Can't wait to do it again at the end of this year!

Thank you to all the elf volunteers that put tons of their own time into this!
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